TB kills 46,000 people in 6 years in Mumbai

Tuberculosis and Dengue has emerged as the number one killer in Mumbai,after an RTI that was filled by an NGO revealed.

Cases of tuberculosis have sharply risen by up to 20% over the last one year. In 2012 – 13, 36,417 cases of TB were reported in BMC and state government’s hospitals, which rose to 43,664 in 2013-14. One in every six patients of TB died due to the infection.

Cases of dengue have spiked by close to 50% over the past one year. In 2012, 4,867 cases of dengue were reported in BMC and state government’s hospitals and dispensaries, which rose to 7,260 cases in 2013.